A Niles woman died in a Wadsworth crash involving three vehicles; a child and others were injured. Speed and alcohol are suspected factors; charges are expected against the Porsche driver. Read More

An Alton couple - George and Donna Julian - died Thursday morning, July 3, 2025, when their vehicle was struck by a driver fleeing polic ... Read More

A passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in critical condition and died while in the emergency room. Read More

A fatal three-car vehicle crash caused major traffic delays on Interstate 94 in the northern suburbs on Monday afternoon. Read More

Deputies work to find the driver who left a vehicle in a corn field Saturday night after crashing into a utility pole. Read More

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As if the Kennedy Expressway construction isn't enough, there will be three consecutive nights of Interstate 55 closures at Interstate 88 due to steel beam installation. The ... Read More

A man died in a wrong-way crash on the Edens Expressway in the northern suburbs Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.The crash occurred at about 2:52 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-94 at ... Read More

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An Alton couple have been identified as the victims in a fatal crash last Thursday in Wood River. 66-year-old Randy Julian and his wife, 68-year-old Donna Julian died as their ... Read More

Sheriff's officials in north suburban Lake County were investigating after a Niles woman died in a three-vehicle crash, police said. Read More

At least one person was injured I a wrong-way crash on the Edens Expressway in the northern suburbs Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Read More

The outbound Edens Expressway was closed in northern Cook County Sunday morning after a crash involving at least four vehicles. Read More

According to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, both eastbound lanes of I-24 in Massac County are blocked. This is near mile post 26-27. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Read More

Just before the Fourth of July festivities kicked off, a family in Wood River, Illinois, received devastating news. On July 3, the Wood River Police Department tried to pull over an individual at a ... Read More

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One of two people who ran from a vehicle Elmhurst authorities were pursuing was fatally struck Wednesday in the northbound lane of I-294 in Elmhurst. According to the Illinois State Police, which is ... Read More

IDOT announced in a press release on July 2nd that they would be stopping certain non-emergency construction in order to open up more lanes of traffic. Read More

Illinois' population of young people is dwindling, an editorial from the Chicago Tribune warned. '?A dwindling youth population means shrinking potential - not just economically, but in civic ... Read More

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A suspect fleeing from police was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 294 in Elmhurst on Wednesday night, according to Illinois State Police. Read More

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A suspect fleeing from police was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 294 in Elmhurst on Wednesday night, according to Illinois State Police. Read More

Two people are dead after a crash just before 11am today (Thursday) in Wood River. It began as a Wood River Police Department officer attempted a traffic stop on a ... Read More